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4K televisions have been a hot commodity during the past couple of holiday shopping seasons and 2016 is no exception. This year has delivered with some of the lowest prices we’ve seen to date on UHD sets which leaves just…

The holidays are rapidly approaching and before you know it, we’ll be rolling the calendar over to 2017. As the year comes to a close, it’s important to take a moment and reflect on the events that shaped 2016 which…

At its I/O conference back in May, one of the products Google unveiled was its cross-platform video call app, Duo. Today, the company finally launched the FaceTime rival, which is designed solely for smartphones.

Google has finally launched a feature that allows users to share their purchased apps, games, TV shows, moves, and books with other users. Known as the Google Play Family Library, the feature rivals Apple's two-year-old Family Sharing plan for iTunes…

If you’ve ever searched Google for song lyrics, you may have noticed the company doesn’t offer an Instant Answer card like it does for movie details, sports scores, weather and lots more. The reason behind this is licensing -- in…

While the technological capabilities of ISIS have been widely reported, it now seems that the Taliban is expanding its reach into the online world. An app created by the Islamic fundamentalist group was discovered on the Play Store late last…

Samsung earlier this week added support for ad blocking via its new content blocker extension API. What that means is third-party developers can now create apps that, when installed, block ads when using Samsung Internet Browser, the company's own mobile…

Google has been purposefully absent from China since 2010 when it left over increased government censorship, but they’re going back soon. Lenovo’s head of mobile, Chen Xudong, just confirmed that Google will launch Play services in 2016, 9to5Google reports.
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Last-minute shoppers - or those that simply like to save a few bucks - may want to head over to the Google Play store as the search giant has several attractive digital entertainment deals to choose from.

Google has released a new Android app that lets users take 3D panoramic photos and view them through the Google Cardboard virtual reality viewer. Dubbed ‘Cardboard Camera,’ the app also records audio along with the images to give a more…

Google Play already tells you which applications come with in-app purchases, but starting in January they’ll also tell you if an app comes with ads. Droid Life reports that the Mountain View based company sent developers an email saying they…

Google Play is available in more than 190 countries around the world, offering people from all walks of life access to well over 1.6 million mobile apps – many of which can have a tremendous impact on a user’s quality…

Even though the Google Play Books store has contained digital versions of graphic novels and comic books for quite a while, reading them has never been the easiest experience – especially when compared to dedicated apps such as ComicRack and…

Apple and Google have removed a popular third-party Instagram client called InstaAgent from their app stores after an iOS developer discovered that it was harvesting the usernames and passwords of Instagram members.

Researchers have discovered a new type of Android malware that often masquerades as a popular application such as Facebook and Twitter. This so-called “trojanized adware” can root a device and install itself as a system application, making removing it almost…

Google has announced that they're getting back into the podcast game with Google Play Music Podcasts, allowing users to listen to their favorite shows and find new shows based on their mood and interests.

Android and iOS are without a doubt the two most popular mobile platforms in the world. Both have shown steady growth over the years and as a result, their respective app stores have flourished. As App Annie highlights, however, the…

As if the Milan-based "offensive technology" company hadn't caused enough harm recently, it has now been revealed that Hacking Team was responsible for a fake news app on Android's Google Play store. This news comes in from Trend Micro whose…

After being stuck in alpha and beta testing for a number of years starting way back in 2012, the BlueStacks Android emulator for Mac has finally arrived. Already a popular destination for Windows users that want to bring their Android…

These days it seems less and less people use their smartphones to make actual calls. But Facebook wants to get you excited about the utilitarian dialer again with Hello, a new app that rethinks the phone experience with a more…

Traditionally, iOS apps have drawn more revenue than Android apps, but with Android’s sizable lead in global market share you’d think the gap was getting narrower. According to the latest data obtained by App Annie, it’s quite the opposite. In…

There are clearly a large number of young children that use Android considering the wide selection of apps tailored for them. Developers like Crayola and PBS Kids actually spend the time in most cases to create fun and entertaining experiences…

Ahead of the launch of The Force Awakens at the end of this year, Disney, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox are bringing all six Star Wars films to widely used digital platforms for the first time. The films will be…